Gradiček (; german: Pergradu
[''Leksikon občin kraljestev in dežel zastopanih v državnem zboru,'' vol. 6: ''Kranjsko''. 1906. Vienna: C. Kr. Dvorna in Državna Tiskarna, p. 100.]) is a small settlement northwest of
Krka in the
Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
The Municipality of Ivančna Gorica (; sl, Občina Ivančna Gorica) is a municipality in the traditional region of Lower Carniola in central Slovenia. The seat of the municipality is the town of Ivančna Gorica. Ivančna Gorica became a municipa ...
in central
Slovenia. The area is part of the historical region of
Lower Carniola and is now included in the
Central Slovenia Statistical Region.
Geography
Poltarica Spring—the source of Poltarica Creek, a tributary of the
Krka River—lies southwest of the village core. Above the spring is Poltarica Cave, which was discovered in April, 2003. The cave has been explored to a length of and contains passages, halls, canyons, and siphons. A population of
olms lives in the cave, and during high-water conditions there is also a subterranean waterfall in the cave.
[Jamarski klub Krka. 2002. Jama Poltarica (information sign posted at Poltarica Spring).]
References
External links
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Gradiček on Geopedia
Populated places in the Municipality of Ivančna Gorica
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